John Hollinger

Washington's Hannes Steinbach with 15 points, 13 rebounds and three blocks in the first half, but USC leads the Huskies 43-40 at the break. Alijah Arenas with 13 points for USC.

Nice ovation for UW big man Franck Kepnang as he's introduced at senior day, playing in his (checks notes) sixth season in the Pacific Northwest between Oregon and Washington.

Still some time before tip-off, but right now the scout-to-fan ratio here is at Orlando Summer League levels.

for a day

ummmm WUT

Greetings from Seattle! Here getting a final look at Washington's Hannes Steinbach and USC's Alijah Arenas, since I surely won't be seeing either in the tournament

The Charlotte Hornets are about to go over .500. In basketball.

AI is out of control

No league punishes success like the G

more like O-Minimum Prosper, amIrite?

(jokes aside, he's been much better than in Dallas. Today is last day for Grizzlies to fill the 2-way spot left open by his promotion)

Final: Arizona State 70, No. 14 Kansas 60.

If that was Bobby Hurley's last home game here, hell of a way to go out.

Darryn Peterson 15 points, 10 reb 4 ast 5 stl ... but shot 3-of-18 with 3 turnovers, including getting rejected on a dunk attempt by 6-3 Anthony Johnson in the last minute.

Kansas offense has gone dry. Peterson missed an open 3 on one trip, stepped out of bounds on the next one. 1:13 left and ASU has a 64-55 lead and the ball.

Five straight points from a guy named Anthony Johnson to extend ASU's lead against a Jacque Vaughn-coached Kansas team.

Is this early-aughts Hawks fan fiction?

Peterson drives straight into Odum's chest twice in a row, picks up an offensive foul on the second one for his 4th foul with 5:42 left.

ASU still clinging to 5-point lead here

good call. I'd thought White was out because he was already on the sideline.

Beautiful dish by Peterson sets up a dunk after he makes a hard drive off a curl.

ASU lead is down to 54-50 at the under-8 timeout. Fasten your seatbelts!

Peterson's had some pretty clean looks that just haven't gone down. Some of these have come off his hand with a bit of side spin too.

Mukeba injured on play, by rule ASU can choose a FT shooter and chooses Moe Odum. Replaced a 52% shooter with an 83% shooter! And he made both.

Foul upgraded to Flagrant-1 on Jackson. No penalty for White, which is wild.

Not sure what rule is in NCAA; in NBA Tre White would be auto-ejected for leaving bench like that.

Scenes here after a hard foul by Elmarko Jckson on a breakaway by ASU's Allen Mukeba.

Kansas's Tre White came all the way off the KU bench to the other side of the court to run at somebody and the coaches had to hold him back.

Insane block by Massamba Diop to deny a Kansas fast break. ASU clinging to an 8-point lead as we hit the under-12 timeout. Peterson looking waaaay more engaged than in first half, and ASU getting tight on offense.

Peterson dribbles into a transition 3, by far his best play of the game, made it look ridiculously easy .

Peterson finally scratches as he gets an open catch-and-shoot 3 against ASU zone.

Second half is now 16-3 Kansas.

First half stat sheet. Brick, chalk, Jayhawk.

Kansas making a run and we are learning just how many Jayhawk fans are in this building. Peterson pushes an ASU miss and throws an alleyoop to Bidunga, and the lead is down to 42-30.

this is nuts

Halftime: Arizona State 40, Kansas 20

Darryn Paterson 0-for-7; 2 pts 4 reb 2 ast 3 stl

Kansas three techs, Self ejected.

WHAT. THE. HELL. WAS. THAT.

Now we have a THIRD first-half tech against Kansas as Jacque Vaughn -- filling in for the already-ejected Bill Self -- gets rung up

and yes, that is former Atlanta Hawks legend (and former Nets and Magic head coach) Jacque Vaughn now roaming the Kansas sideline with Self ejected.